REALPATH(1)							   REALPATH(1)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     readlink -	prints the value of a symbolic link

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     /usr/lib/desktop/readlink path

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     readlink provides command-line access to the readlink(2) system call.
     readlink uses the readlink(2) system call to print	the value of a
     symbolic link to stdout.  If path is not a	symbolic link, path is printed
     ant a non-zero exit status	is returned.

     The readlink command is intended for use by developers who	need access to
     symbolic link contents for	their FTR rules.

EXAMPLE    [Toc]    [Back]

     Suppose that /usr/people/guest is a symlink to
     /otherdisk/usr/people/guest and that the current working directory	is
     /usr/people.

     % /usr/lib/desktop/readlink /usr/people/guest
     /otherdisk/usr/people/guest
     % echo $status
     0

     % /usr/lib/desktop/readlink guest
     /otherdisk/usr/people/guest
     % echo $status
     0

     % /usr/lib/desktop/readlink aBadFileName
     aBadFileName
     % echo $status
     255

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     readlink(2), realpath(1)


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